My old Lab 12 won't install on my new Windows 11 Pro PC.

John-Page wrote on 2/25/2024, 4:40 PM

Retail Box, never loaded or updated it, so would like a bug free replacement to start capturing Vinyl to new system. I also have to capture and edit some old VHS tapes so if there is a bug free combo package that would be great, otherwise I'll need recommendations on two bug free packages. I've been reading on the audio and video forums and it appears that many have experienced bugs in both categories, so I'm trying to save some time and pain. Thanks for your advice.

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johnebaker wrote on 2/26/2024, 6:35 AM

@John-Page

Hi

Audio Cleaning lab 12 will not run on Windows 11, it is too old, being certified to run on Windows versions up to and including Windows XP.

You need to be looking at a Windows 11 compatible product eg Sound Forge Audio Cleaning Lab 4

As you also want to capture VHS tapes, there are many 'all-in-one' options, though for some their audio cleaning features may not be so comprehensive as Audio Cleaning Lab 4, eg:

  1. Video Saver (Rescue your Video Tapes), however, this is currently not available - possibly due to a shortage of video capture dongles.
     
  2. Photostory 2024 a trial version is available to test with.

    However, if you already have a video capture dongle of the same vintage as ACL 12 this may not be usable either, or do not have a dongle a Windows 11 compatible video capture dongle of a reputable brand e.g. Startech is required.

    Do be aware that the market, particularly Amazon, EBay and other similar suppliers, is flooded with cheap and some not so cheap 'knock off' dongles which are 'unreliable', they usually have weird names often comprising random letters.
     
  3. Moving up in price and complexity, Magix Movie Studio should do the job for both audio and video capture.


Note: the video options above can use SFACL 4 as the audio editor for cleaning if you have both programs.

Other audio software which can record/capture audio should, though not guaranteed, be able to connect to the same dongle.

HTH

John EB
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